Luke 12:22-34 - Anxiety
22 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "So, I tell you, do not worry about [the material things of] your life, [such as] what you will eat or what you will wear on your body. 23 For there are more important things in life than food, and [more important things about] your body than the clothing [you wear]. 24 Look at the ravens; they do not plant seeds or harvest [a crop]; they do not have a storage locker or a barn, and [yet] God feeds them [adequately]. Are you not a lot more valuable than those birds? 25 And which one of you can worry yourself into living a single day longer? 26 So, if you are not able to do even a little thing like that, why are you worrying about the rest?
27 "Consider how [wild] lilies grow; they do not work or weave, yet I tell you, even Solomon, clothed in his very finest royal robes, was never dressed [as luxuriously] as one of these [flowers]. 28 But if God so [beautifully] dresses the grass in a field, which is [green] today, and [then] tomorrow [dries up and] is thrown into the oven [i.e., as fuel], will He not do even more in providing your clothing, you people with such little faith? 29 So, do not look [anxiously] for what you will eat, and what you will drink, and do not be [continually] worried [i.e., about such things]. 30 For all these things are what the [unconverted] nations of the world keep trying to get. But your Father [already] knows you need these things.
31 So, look for God's kingdom and these things [i.e., food, drink and clothing] will be provided for you. 32 " [And], do not be afraid, little flock [Note: Jesus refers to His small band of disciples as sheep following Him as their Shepherd], for your Father was pleased to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions and give [the money] to poor people; provide yourselves with money belts that do not wear out [i.e., from the constant use of carrying much money all the time, instead of investing it in others' needs]. [Then you will possess] an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief can approach, nor moth destroy. 34 For wherever you store your valuables, that is where your heart [i.e., your real concern] will be also.